screenprinting setup
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- dbloc
I'm looking into getting a one-color small screen printing setup. Possible a cheap way to burn screens to. Anyone have one? Where did you get it?
- monospaced0
Use an art student in a screen printing course. Very cheap, eager to please.
- oh, oops, you're looking for your own setup, my badmonospaced
- yeah want to mess around with it myselfdbloc
- OSFA0
Great! I've been looking for this also :)
- brandelec0
i bought a flood lamp from home depot for about 20$ can't remember the wattage but it worked great
- BonSeff0
i documented my setup a few years ago. you don't need much to get you going.
- ********0
http://www.dickblick.com/product…
it even comes with instructions... for $35-$50
- bzsaw0
From the past:
http://www.qbn.com/topics/638836…Also a lot on here:
http://www.google.com/search?q=s…
- DrBombay0
This is verbatim what I sent to Diego just the other day.
I would say you would need some screens:
http://victoryfactory.com/alumin…
18x20 at like 156 mesh count.and at least one squeegee that is at least 2 inches larger than your largest design
http://victoryfactory.com/squeeg…And probably some water-based inks
http://victoryfactory.com/inks.h…Those inks can be mixed to match colors.
Then you will need some photo emulsion
Probably ulano proclaim
http://victoryfactory.com/chemic…And some emulsion remover
http://victoryfactory.com/chemic…
Victory Factory Screen Reclaimer ConcentrateA Photoflood bulb
http://www.amazon.com/Eiko-120v-…A large piece of glass to fit inside of the 18x20 screen frame,
get that locally.These are decent plans for building a one-color press. I have one very similar at home
http://emilyowenartist.wordpress…You will also need tape and spray adhesive to stick theshirt to the platen on the press. Both can be gotten from Victory Factory also.
I hope this helps. If you get all of these things, you will have basically the same setup I have at home.
- supersimple0
Very inexpensive to start out. Just head to the art store and get a screen, some emulsion, a photo bulb (and a hanging lamp and reflector for it), a squeege, a coater, and some ink. less than $100 and you are in business.
- dbloc0
Don't fully understand how the burning of the screen works. Do you need a dark room/box for this?
- Blocking medium isn't that photosensitive. While you don't need a darkroom, use a dark room.hellobotto
- Almost more important that your lamp delivers even light across the screen.hellobotto
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- OSFA0
I was looking for that email/message from DrBomb but I see he posted it already...